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German architect Jakob Tigges has unveiled a plan for a 1,000m tall faux mountain at the site of the former Tempelhof airport in Berlin, and his supporters are taking it rather seriously. Dubbed "<a href="http://www.the-berg.de/">The Berg</a>," the snow-capped colossus would be the world's largest <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/09/14/colossal-green-volcano-rises-in-italy/">man-made mountain</a> and would serve as a tourist attraction for skiers in the otherwise slope-less city. We're all about adding <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/index.php?s=green+space">green space</a> to urban environments, but devoting an enormous amount of time, energy and resources into a gigantic landmass that isn't even inhabitable on the inside seems like a huge mound of you-know-what, if you ask us....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/the-berg-is-building-the-worlds-largest-man-made-mountain-a-colossal-mistake/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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the Berg

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German architect Jakob Tigges has unveiled a plan for a 1,000m tall faux mountain at the site of the former Tempelhof airport in Berlin, and his supporters are taking it rather seriously. Dubbed "<a href="http://www.the-berg.de/">The Berg</a>," the snow-capped colossus would be the world's largest <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/09/14/colossal-green-volcano-rises-in-italy/">man-made mountain</a> and would serve as a tourist attraction for skiers in the otherwise slope-less city. We're all about adding <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/index.php?s=green+space">green space</a> to urban environments, but devoting an enormous amount of time, energy and resources into a gigantic landmass that isn't even inhabitable on the inside seems like a huge mound of you-know-what, if you ask us....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/the-berg-is-building-the-worlds-largest-man-made-mountain-a-colossal-mistake/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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the berg aerial view

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German architect Jakob Tigges has unveiled a plan for a 1,000m tall faux mountain at the site of the former Tempelhof airport in Berlin, and his supporters are taking it rather seriously. Dubbed "<a href="http://www.the-berg.de/">The Berg</a>," the snow-capped colossus would be the world's largest <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/09/14/colossal-green-volcano-rises-in-italy/">man-made mountain</a> and would serve as a tourist attraction for skiers in the otherwise slope-less city. We're all about adding <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/index.php?s=green+space">green space</a> to urban environments, but devoting an enormous amount of time, energy and resources into a gigantic landmass that isn't even inhabitable on the inside seems like a huge mound of you-know-what, if you ask us....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/the-berg-is-building-the-worlds-largest-man-made-mountain-a-colossal-mistake/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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the berg base

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German architect Jakob Tigges has unveiled a plan for a 1,000m tall faux mountain at the site of the former Tempelhof airport in Berlin, and his supporters are taking it rather seriously. Dubbed "<a href="http://www.the-berg.de/">The Berg</a>," the snow-capped colossus would be the world's largest <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/09/14/colossal-green-volcano-rises-in-italy/">man-made mountain</a> and would serve as a tourist attraction for skiers in the otherwise slope-less city. We're all about adding <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/index.php?s=green+space">green space</a> to urban environments, but devoting an enormous amount of time, energy and resources into a gigantic landmass that isn't even inhabitable on the inside seems like a huge mound of you-know-what, if you ask us....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/the-berg-is-building-the-worlds-largest-man-made-mountain-a-colossal-mistake/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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the Berg City View

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German architect Jakob Tigges has unveiled a plan for a 1,000m tall faux mountain at the site of the former Tempelhof airport in Berlin, and his supporters are taking it rather seriously. Dubbed "<a href="http://www.the-berg.de/">The Berg</a>," the snow-capped colossus would be the world's largest <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/09/14/colossal-green-volcano-rises-in-italy/">man-made mountain</a> and would serve as a tourist attraction for skiers in the otherwise slope-less city. We're all about adding <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/index.php?s=green+space">green space</a> to urban environments, but devoting an enormous amount of time, energy and resources into a gigantic landmass that isn't even inhabitable on the inside seems like a huge mound of you-know-what, if you ask us....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/the-berg-is-building-the-worlds-largest-man-made-mountain-a-colossal-mistake/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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the berg goats

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German architect Jakob Tigges has unveiled a plan for a 1,000m tall faux mountain at the site of the former Tempelhof airport in Berlin, and his supporters are taking it rather seriously. Dubbed "<a href="http://www.the-berg.de/">The Berg</a>," the snow-capped colossus would be the world's largest <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/09/14/colossal-green-volcano-rises-in-italy/">man-made mountain</a> and would serve as a tourist attraction for skiers in the otherwise slope-less city. We're all about adding <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/index.php?s=green+space">green space</a> to urban environments, but devoting an enormous amount of time, energy and resources into a gigantic landmass that isn't even inhabitable on the inside seems like a huge mound of you-know-what, if you ask us....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/the-berg-is-building-the-worlds-largest-man-made-mountain-a-colossal-mistake/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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The Berg

German architect Jakob Tigges has unveiled a plan for a 1,000m tall faux mountain at the site of the former Tempelhof airport in Berlin, and his supporters are taking it rather seriously. Dubbed "The Berg," the snow-capped colossus would be the world's largest man-made mountain and would serve as a tourist attraction for skiers in the otherwise slope-less city. We're all about adding green space to urban environments, but devoting an enormous amount of time, energy and resources into a gigantic landmass that isn't even inhabitable on the inside seems like a huge mound of you-know-what, if you ask us....